What an amazing trip to Central berg, 2.5hour drive from Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal.
This was a birthday gift for JH (me too😊) and I booked us into a cave for the week end. It is situated 300km from the Drakensberg Boys Choir, on a private property overlooking a rock pool.
Living like the flintstones we arrived to find a beautifully lit rock cave, fully self-catering we had a kitchen, a queen-sized bed which was heated and a stunning ensuite bathroom.
On Saturday we woke up bright and early and had breakfast by the pool, which is technically our dining room while the birds chirped away and heard nothing but the wilderness.
Then off we went to a bird of prey show, which was AMAZING!!! Set in the valley is a rehabilitation centre which holds anything from vultures, owls, falcons to eagles.
On our arrival there were some of the “show birds” on display on the open field awaiting their moment in the lime light. We got to see and learnt about the black eagle, fish eagles, owls and falcons the birds were amazing and free to spread their wings in the sky. These birds were so well trained to fly high above the clouds until summoned by their instructor to come home and grab a chicken neck treat.
If you in the Central Berg area please support these guys they are doing amazing work – Falcon Ridge Birds of Prey Centre
Day made!!!!
Lunch time – we found the most divine bakery called The Champagne Valley Bakery, walking in we could smell the freshly baked goods just waiting for us to enjoy them, the place was packed full of tourists and locals purchasing their bakes for tea parties, dinner dates and much more. We found a quaint table inside which was full of local artists work on sale. Lunch was amazing I enjoyed a wrap and a cappuccino.
It was a fairly crisp day and after the lunch I felt like kicking my gorgeous boyfriends butt at a game of putt-putt. We played at Monk’s Cowl, a 18 hold putt-putt coarse, winner paud for drinks…. lets just say I enjoyed my well-deserved free beer 😊
That night we had a braai and star gazed. Not only because we wanted to but because there was load shedding – this is when our electricity is cut for several hours to conserve power.
Sunday was great we had breakfast out at the pool and put on our takkies for a hike at Monk’s Cowl.
R40 per person gets you into the Ezemvelo Wildlife Estate. A 3-4km hike through the amazing Drakensberg, JH skinny sipped in a clear, cold pool of water, we drank from this water too and it was delicious.
Overall this was a great week end away trip, hit me up if you need any details on the activities we did.
Stay safe and spread the love <3
